Will of Hannah Hart, Hunterdon Co, NJ, 1774

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Will of Hannah Hart

In the name of God Amen the twenty seventh day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand 
seven hundred and seventy four I Hannah Hart of Hopewell in the County of Hunterdon Province 
of New Jersey widow of John Hart Lately Deceased Being sick and weak in body but of Perfect 
mind and memory thanks be given unto God for the same and Calling to mind the Mortality of 
the body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to died do make and ordain this my 
last will & Testament that is to say Principly & first of all I give and Recommend my soul into 
the hands of God that give it and for the body I recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a 
Christian like and Decent manner at the discression of my Executors Nothing Doubting but at 
the General Resurection I shall receive the same again by the mighty Power of God and as 
touching such worldly Estate whereas it hath Pleased God to bless me with in this life I give 
Devise and Dispose of the same in the manner and form following that is to say
In the fist Place I give and bequeath to my Eldest daughter Fransinah my Chist of Drawers
Also I give unto m y well beloved Daughter Abbygail the ---- table and Looking Glass
Item I give to my youngest Daughter Rebeckah my bed & Furniture, the Part of the household 
Goods to be Divided between my two Eldest daughters
Item My wench Dine and Mare, two cows and half Dozen sheep to be sold and my sons Philips 
& Abner to have twelve Pound a Piece and the Rest of the Money to be divided among my three 
daughters
Item my bills and bond to the amount of one hundred & ten pounds I give to my Eldest brother 
Job five Pounds and ten shillings Per year for ten years to the use of the Old Meeting house or 
support of the Gospel ministers Called Methodist as --- may require at the discretion of my 
Executors The Remainder to be Divided between my three Daughters Equally
Except as much Money as will Purchase my sister Abbygail a gown Theophilus wife
Item I give to my sister Rebeckah my black gown and pair of silk gloves
Item I give to Elijah Hart my  husbands Eldest son & Heir the sum of seven shillings & six Pence 
cash & Fanny Hunt a pair of silver Buckles
Lastly I do hereby Constitute make and ordain my well beloved brother Job Phillips & Timothy 
Hunt my only sole Executors of this my last will and testament and I do Hereby utterly Disallow 
Revoke and disannul all and every other Testaments wills and Legacies requests and Executors 
by me in any wife before this time named willed and bequeathed In witness whereof I have 
hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written
								Hannah Hart
Signed sealed Published Pronounced and Declared 
by the said John Fidler Cornelius Vannoy & Benjamin Mershon 
as her last Will and Testament in the Presence of us the subscribers that is to say
John fidler
Cornelius Vannoy
Benjamin Mershon